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An introduction to theoretical fluid mechanics

Stephen Childress
Resource Type:
Book (Print/Paper)
Publication:
New York : Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences ; Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, [2009]
Copyright:
©2009
Related Series:
Courant lecture notes in mathematics; [volume] 19

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Table of Contents:
  • The fluid continuum
  • Conservation of mass and momentum
  • Vorticity
  • Potential flow
  • Lift and drag in ideal fluids
  • Viscosity and the Navier-Stokes equations
  • Stokes flow
  • The boundary layer
  • Energy
  • Sound
  • Gas dynamics
  • Shock waves.
Author/Creator:
Childress, Stephen
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
An introduction to theoretical fluid mechanics [by Childress, S.]
Related Series:
Courant lecture notes in mathematics; [volume] 19
Subjects:
Fluid mechanics
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Physical Description:
x, 201 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Call Numbers:
QA901 .C526 2009
ISBNs:
9780821848883 (alk. paper)
0821848887 (alk. paper)
Library of Congress Control Numbers:
2009028622
OCLC Numbers:
427757174
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